Study demonstrates calibration of Vaisala’s wind due diligence approach with operational wind farm production data Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has performed an extensive validation, confirming the accuracy of its unique, state-of-the-art energy assessment methodology. The results of this assessment validation process have revealed that, on average, the wind projects in… Read more »
2015 saw the signing of several contracts with new EIVA representatives throughout the world. In December, yet another company was added to the list, as OceanCosmos Nigeria Limited has become the first EIVA representative in Nigeria. The Danish software and hardware engineering specialist EIVA has added the first Nigerian company to its worldwide network of… Read more »
Des Moines, IA, December 14, 2015 – Availon, the leading multi-brand independent service provider for wind turbines, announced today that the company managed to keep the US wind farms it has under O&M contracts at historical levels of availability. The most challenging site, whose name remains undisclosed, is now continuously running at above 98.4% availability… Read more »
Spain, 10 December 2015. Ingeteam Wind business unit celebrated today its 20th anniversary, an important company milestone marking two decades of growth and success in the global wind industry. Since the manufacture of its first power converter named INGECON ® WIND in 1995, the company enjoyed steady growth and managed to consistently stay ahead of… Read more »
Energy storage pioneer signs capital round with investments by First Solar and Grupo ECOS Berlin (Germany) and Austin, TX (USA), December 8, 2015 – Market leader Younicos has signed agreements for $50 million in growth capital to further scale its deployment of intelligent energy storage solutions. The funding comes from a consortium that includes First… Read more »
In the course of the last year, ELA Container Offshore GmbH has provided 15 ELA Offshore Wastewater Tanks to the Siemens AG to ensure the waste-water disposal of the platforms HelWin Alpha and BorWin Beta. Thanks to the DNV 2.7-1 certification of each tank, it is possible to transport and lift the tanks offshore. “The… Read more »
• 30 MW “Hywind Scotland” project with five Siemens turbines of Six-Megawatt-class• Collaboration on floating wind turbines started in 2009 Siemens is strengthening its collaboration with Norwegian company Statoil on floating offshore wind turbines. For the 30 megawatt (MW) Hywind Scotland Project, Siemens will supply five of its SWT-6.0-154 direct drive offshore wind turbines. The… Read more »
On Friday 27th November 2015, the cable laying vessel Isaac Newton has been officially handed over to Jan De Nul Group by the shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste in Pula, Croatia. The same day still, the vessel set sail to Norway to pick up the cables for its first job. The cables will then be transported to… Read more »
Certification confirms that wind turbine component is designed, documented and manufactured in accordance with design assumptions, applicable standards and technical requirements for safety, function and quality Component certification of the DFM 3000 statorless water cooled Ingecon® Wind converter accelerates the certification process of new wind turbine designs that use this component Hamburg, Germany – 1… Read more »
Capelle a/d IJssel, the Netherlands, December 1, 2015 – Barge Master announces the official launch of a motion compensated gangway after building a track record in motion compensated lifting. ‘The overall offshore logistics consists of safe and efficient transfer of cargo and people. While we are already known for our motion compensated lifting, customers asked… Read more »
Wind farm owners representing 12 % of global turbine assets have founded a new peer-to-peer online platform called o2o Wind, dedicated to the exchange of knowledge and experience on operation and maintenance issues. The o2o Wind forum is the first initiative of the kind aimed at fostering wind farm O&M best practice through a collaborative… Read more »
Several ELA Offshore Special Units in use on the high seas One container is not just like another. For each project different specifications and requirements for a container come up. The same applies to the Offshore industry in which more and more special containers for individual works on the high sea are needed. ELA Offshore… Read more »
• 57 direct drive wind turbines for three wind farms• Long-term service contracts included• Clean energy for roughly 50,000 households Siemens has been awarded orders for three onshore wind projects in Scotland, supplying up to 50,000 households in South and North Ayrshire and Lockerbie. The contracts also include long-term service and maintenance. For the Dersalloch… Read more »
First commercial offshore measurement with IWES LiDAR buoy The buoy with equipment for laser-supported remote sensing (LiDAR) passed its first real test in the shape of the winter storm “Freja” with flying colours just one week after its installation: Significant wave heights of up to 4.5 m were measured in the Danish North Sea off… Read more »
Senvion is marking the commercial operation of the Rivière-du-Moulin wind project in Quebec, Canada. With 175 2 megawatt (MW) turbines totaling 350 MW, the wind project consists of Senvion MM92 and MM82 Cold Climate Version (CCV) type turbines. Several of the turbines are equipped with Senvion de-icing technology, adapted for cold Canadian climate conditions. The… Read more »
Oldenburg. The Convent Offshore GmbH was awarded last week (Nov 17th, 2015) by the German news magazine named Focus as one of the growth champions 2016. Thereby the company has established itself as a specialist for personnel services in the offshore wind energy.The company lies with an average growth of 146 percent between 2011 and… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH delivered a 10 ft Offshore Container solution for WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG that is equipped as a Mobile Rescue Container. After a short planning and production time the first container of this type has been finished and delivered in June. Injuries and diseases in offshore windfarms always mean big… Read more »
• Wind turbines with total capacity of 130 MW to be erected by the end of 2016• Auction system promotes high-performance technology• 42 direct-drive turbines, with 3 and 3.2 megawatt capacities for 3 wind farms Siemens has received orders for three wind power plants with a total capacity of 130 megawatts (MW) within a period… Read more »
Seajacks International, a world leading offshore installation and maintenance contractor in the offshore wind and oil and gas sectors, has today taken successful delivery of its fifth self-propelled jack-up vessel, the ‘Seajacks Scylla’. Built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea, Scylla is the world’s largest and most capable installation jack up vessel to date and… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, acquired RodPack technology from Chase Corporation in November 2015. The material is already used in the blade for the Senvion 6.2M152 and is anticipated to be integrated in future blade designs for both onshore and offshore turbines. RodPack, which substitutes the standard glass fabrics used… Read more »
Paris 18 November: Dr Lars Landberg, a meteorologist at DNV GL, has written a book that will help non-meteorologists understand the critical concepts that underpin wind energy technology and project success. The fundamentals of meteorology dictate the success or failure of wind projects, says Dr Landberg, yet many of the industry’s decision makers lack a… Read more »
The European Commission must take the necessary measures to ensure that EU member states meet the “at least 27%” renewable energy target by 2030. Today, the Vice President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic delivered his “State of the Energy Union” address, outlining Europe’s progress on its climate and energy goals.The communication said the Commission will… Read more »
Bad Nenndorf/Germany and Zug/Switzerland, 17 November 2015: BaxEnergy, a leading provider of software for controlling, monitoring and analysing data from renewable energy power plants, and ROMO Wind, provider of the patented iSpin spinner anemometer technology, are now offering their combined services to operators who use BaxEnergy’s data processing solution Energy Studio Pro (ESP). The bundled… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, has supplied the first kilowatt hours (kWh) with its first Senvion 3.4M114 NES (Next Electrical System), which is installed in the German region of North Friesland. This is the company’s response to the increased grid requirements that will apply in the future for the high-voltage… Read more »
Within the framework of the creation of the first French offshore wind farms of Courseulles-sur-Mer and Fécamp, 44ha of port land alongside a heavy-load quay with a bearing capacity of 15t/m2 is already available in the Port of Cherbourg for the marine renewable energies sector With the on-going extension works undertaken by Ports of Normandy… Read more »
GeoSea confirms its belief in High Wind by making necessary preparations to the crane on Apollo for installation of the Boom Lock© system. High Wind is proud to announce that GeoSea’s new jack-up vessel Apollo will be prepared for the Boom Lock system. High Wind will manage all elements of the design and engineering in… Read more »
• Logistics contract concluded with deugro Danmark A/S• Two special transport vessels for rotor blades and nacelles to be built• Heavy components to be moved in tailor-made “Roll-on/Roll-off” process• Optimized procedures reduce installation time At the EWEA 2015 international wind industry trade fair in Paris Siemens presented the company’s new offshore logistics concept. A key… Read more »
· New Turbine.Architect Software tool has the ability to assess the impact of technology and design on wind farm level, calculating costs and energy production based on realistic project and site specifications · Decades of design and bladed experience condensed into an advanced engineering model for key components, including both turbine and wind farm software… Read more »
A new communication tool for wind energy: Virtual RealityVirtual Reality and wind energy: a powerful combination!Dutch wind energy consultancy company Bosch & Van Rijn launches a new way to experience wind energy: the Virtual Reality Wind Experience. Geert Bosch, director of Bosch & Van Rijn: “Truthful communication with impact is getting more important for wind… Read more »
Bremen, 16.11.2015. The leading provider of manufacturer-independent wind turbine services, Deutsche Windtechnik AG, is stepping up its foreign operations, especially in Spain, Poland and the United Kingdom. By the end of 2015 the company will have 122 employees outside Germany, 43 more than at the start of the year. Deutsche Windtechnik aims to increase the… Read more »
• Siemens will deliver, install and commission 12 direct driven SWT-3.2-113 for the Les Gourlous wind farm in the Champagne-Ardennes region• Contract includes 20 year full service and maintenance agreement• Project will supply green energy for approximately 35,000 households Siemens has been awarded an order for the delivery, installation and commissioning of 12 direct drive… Read more »
The European Wind Energy Association expresses its sincere condolences and sympathies to all those touched by the tragic events that unfolded in Paris on Friday 13 November. Our hearts and thoughts go out to them and the people of France at this very difficult time. EWEA has been working closely with the local authorities and… Read more »
A familiar operator in the engineering sector, Global Marine Systems Limited has long ploughed its own successful furrow in the world’s oceans and waterways. Today, the company embarks on a return to the power market – and notably, offshore wind – in what promises to be a landmark strategic shift. We spoke to Nicola Broom,… Read more »
Total project value of ca. 150 million euros Projects commissioned by world famous port authorities such as Suez Canal Authority, Autoridad de Panama Canal and Port of Singapore Authority ZWIJNDRECHT | The Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME secures several international dredging contracts with a total contract value of 150 million euros. It… Read more »
A world leading supplier of turbine technicians, expertise and services to wind farm projects across the globe has chosen the East of England to expand. Global Wind Service (GWS) will be supplying wind farm projects worldwide from its offices in the iconic sea view building, OrbisEnergy, in Lowestoft, where it has gathered its UK team…. Read more »
As a growing number of wind energy assets across Europe near the end of their operational lifetimes, plans to upgrade and repower existing sites using larger, more efficient turbines depend on the ability of developers to accurately assess the wind resource at higher hub heights. However, current methods of data extrapolation from short on-site met… Read more »